Chambersburg, Indiana

Chambersburg is an unincorporated community in Paoli Township, Orange County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2]

Chambersburg, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Chambersburg
Chambersburg
Coordinates: 38°31′05″N 86°23′32″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyOrange
TownshipPaoli
Elevation656 ft (200 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47454
Area code(s)812, 930
GNIS feature ID450763

History

Chambersburg was laid out in 1840 by Samuel Chambers, who named it for himself.[3] The community was a station on the Underground Railroad.[4]

A post office was established at Chambersburg in 1849, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1912.[5]

Geography

Chambersburg is located at 38°31′05″N 86°23′32″W at an elevation of 659 feet.

References
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2017-05-04.
  2. "Chambersburg, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
  3. Baker, Ronald L.; Marvin Carmony (1975). Indiana Place Names. Indiana University Press. pp. 27–28. ISBN 0-253-14167-2.
  4. History of Lawrence, Orange, and Washington Counties, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Higginson Book Company. 1884. pp. 385.
  5. "Orange County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 4, 2017.


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